The Vegetable
by carolynholm
Dear Mom,
I don’t like this creature.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Winston, or the Jack o’Lantern?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
Not Winston! But what’s a Jacko thingy? I don’t even know what that is!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
It’s a Halloween thing. You’ve seen them before, sweetie. Every year. People carve a pumpkin so that it has a face.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
That’s just creepy!!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I think you are over-reacting. It’s just a pumpkin.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
It’s a VEGETABLE. Vegetables are food. I love when you give me some for a treat. Vegetables don’t have faces. Why do you want a face on a vegetable?
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Don’t overthink this. The faces are just a human custom.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
This pumpkin isn’t even real. It’s plastic.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I tried to grow my own, but they didn’t do well this year. It was a cool summer here in Berkeley. We needed more heat for this sort of thing.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
So, you got a plastic one? I thought you hated plastic. It’s one of your rants.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Fair enough. You got me there. But this fake pumpkin can be used over and over every year.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
It still gives me the creeps.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Look at Winston. He doesn’t let it bother him.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mom,
He’s a CAT. Cats love creepy stuff. Sometimes cats can be a bit creepy themselves.
XOXO Poppy
Dear Poppy,
We won’t tell them you said that. And give me a break about the plastic pumpkin. You should just be grateful I don’t try to get you into a Halloween costume.
Love, Carolyn
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